Shale Gas

Groundwater maps could help South Africa prepare for safer fracking

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Nov 2017

A vulnerability map could help assess the risks associated with fracking and groundwater which around 300 towns depend on in South Africa's Karoo

Court throws out fracking application for KZN

Article Sipho Kings - 8 May 2017

A procedural failure on the part of government has meant a further delay for attempts to get gas out from under 15 000 farms in KwaZulu-Natal.

‘Give SA its own fracking agency’

Article Sipho Kings - 14 Oct 2016

South Africa has adopted a softly-softly approach to shale gas exploration.

BHP write-down reveals fragile state of shale

Article bogdan TagDiv - 16 Jul 2015

The size of BHP Billiton's $2.8bn write-down for its US shale assets took some banks by surprise - at least two thought it was too small.

Oil price plummets to three-year low

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Oct 2014

The oil price has fallen by more than 20% from June. Saudi Arabia responded by cutting its price further on low demand and increased shale production.

Who will monitor the environmental fallout from fracking?

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 Sep 2014

Critics say that plans for the department of mineral resources to monitor the impact of shale gas operations has put it at odds with its own mandate.

Emissions from fracking gas half that of coal, says study

Article Sarah Wild 1 - 21 Jul 2014

A new meta-study has found that the life-time greenhouse gas emissions of shale gas, extracted through fracking, are half that of coal.

Carbon tax delayed, fracking favoured in Gordhan’s Budget

Article Sipho Kings - 26 Feb 2014

The 2014 Budget has delayed the carbon tax, punted shale gas, budgeted for more independent energy, and asked that mines help fix acid mine drainage.

New reality alters energy plans

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Dec 2013

Hydro power and gas in nearby countries have brought about a shift in South Africa's schemes.

Karoo fracking: Water, wealth and whites

Article bogdan TagDiv - 28 Oct 2013

The sparse and evocative Karoo, a place for artists and soil-tillers, may soon become a place for geologists, scientists, and fracking.

Government: Companies must disclose fracking fluids

Article Paul Burkhardt - 16 Oct 2013

SA government has proposed that companies involved in fracking disclose the chemicals used and adhere to American Petroluem Institute standards.

Frackers will need to apply for a water licence, says Molewa

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Sep 2013

The rhetoric around fracking is building as Water Minister Edna Molewa issued a notice of her intention to declare fracking a "controlled activity".

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